Staying safe and feeling well?
If you find yourself in discomfort, remember you can always come back for more medical massage treatment once we’re up and running…as long as you keep your claim open.
When will that be? We’re aiming to re-open mid-May. Don’t worry, we’ll be calling you to let you know for sure and get you scheduled, if so desire.
In the meantime, if you have any sort of upper back/neck injury, or if you sit and work on a computer a lot, try these 3 stretches:
STRETCHING THE FRONT OF YOUR BACK
1. Doorway Chest Stretch
2. Pectoral Chest Stretch
3. Bow Pose
When your chest/upper torso muscles get shortened from injuries or forward posture, they can bully the heck out of your upper back and neck. So check out this video and make friends with these shrunken muscles that are starving for movement and the full flow of your oxygen rich blood.
It may be counter-intuitive, but think about “going where it isn’t”. This means, attending to the opposite part of your body from where your pain is. In this case, when you stretch and lengthen your chest muscles, it will give your upper back/neck muscles a chance to release... to let go from being chronically yanked on by the front side.
